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| Recent Actions Pics from the 10/01 prison 6 demo: http://www.yairgil.com/d040110/index.htm -------------------------------- Gush Shalom Report about the prison 6 10.01 demo: Climbing the mountain opposite Military Prison 6 at Atlit, from where protesters could be visible (and audible) inside the prison, is a tradition going back to the time of Lebanon War - before many of today's refusniks were born. But last week's verdict condemning five young people to spend a whole year behind these grey prison walls there gave today's protest a feeling of special urgency, and quite a few people had come who were not seen at the mountain before. The call of Yesh Gvul and the Refusnik Parents' Forum was joined by ourselves of Gush Shalom as well as Courage to Refuse and Ta'ayush. Altogether, hundreds of people - among them two Knesset Members, Barake and Makhoul - traveled hours in order to climb the rocky slopes, now slippery with the past few days' rainfall. Among the crowd were parents and grandparents and siblings and some girlfriends of the prisoners. Dr. Gadi Elgazi was there, who was sentenced to a year back in 1981 and got pardoned after half a year of intensive campaigning. And quite a few refusnik prisoners from more recent years. Yoni Ben Artzi had come - set free just a few days ago after a year and half behind bars, with the military authorities apparently about to grant him the long-denied CO status. If army intended to create a split in the refusers' ranks by making this gesture at the same time that the Five were dealt with so harshly, it failed - Ben Artzi was warmly greeted and congratulated. There were also quite a few potential prisoners, on whom the next steps in the struggle may depend. Many signatories of the Shministim (highschool seniors) letter of refusal were there. Some of them, scheduled for conscription within a few months, were especially indignant and defiant: "The judges wanted to frighten us by imposing such a long term on the Five. Well, we are not frightened of prison, they will soon see we're not!". This was followed by the familiar strains of "No thank you, Mr. Sharon/Go yourself to Hebron/damn your schemes all to Hell/off we go to prison cell". "Stop - Apartheid Ahead" was the big banner of Yesh Gvul, and Courage to Refuse had "Refusal to the Occupation is Zionism". And there were smaller, hand-painted signs: "Long live the refusers", "We are all refusers", "Release the refusers - imprison the ministers!". A big rainbow flag fluttered above, with the big word "Pace" - Italian for "Peace". "These flags were all over Europe during the Iraq War and later, we should have some here too" said the activist who brought it. An excited shout on the megaphone: "Look at the guard tower on the right, and the white shack near it! There are people waving over there, four or five!" Were they our five? And then, waving from another part of the prison complex, identified by a former prisoner as the officers' enclosure. That might have been reserve Captain Dan Tamir, imprisoned for refusal to go to the West Bank. (Except for the famous Five, there are six reservists in the military prison, on terms of 28 or 35 days each). "I know how it feels to be in there and see a demonstration up here on the mountain. I know what a wonderful warm feeling of support it gives" said Yigal Rosenberg, who spent several months at prison 6 in 2002. "The military court imposed a whole year's imprisonment on the five who refused to take part in occupation and oppression. Soldiers who shot unarmed Palestinians to death got a suspended sentence - if they were prosecuted at all. Those who killed a five-year old child at Nablus last week were not even investigated, much less punished" said Yishai Menuchin of Yesh Gvul. "The army hopes that after the immediate media upsurge, these five young people will be forgotten behind the prison wall. We will not let them be forgotten, we will maintain an ongoing campaign in the country and all over the world, we will not give the military and civil authorities a moment of rest " said Alex Ma'or, father of the imprisoned Adam Ma'or; he also called upon those present to keep up to date on the struggle by regularly visiting the new website - http://www.refuz.org.il Forum ------------------------ 28/10/03 Green line Vigil in the Modiin area - see pics in the photo album ------------------------ Sharon repent! 5/10/03 Dear friend, THE SINS FOR WHICH ARIEL SHARON HAS TO ATONE On Sunday Oct. 5, we shall head for the "Shikmim" Ranch, the Negev home of Ariel Sharon, to remind the prime minister of the sins for which he has to atone. Ariel Sharon, beg forgiveness: For your lies, to comrades in arms and superiors For all those who died in vain in your "war of deceit" in Lebanon For the land theft and deception whereby you promoted the settlement drive For your silence as you stood on the balcony while Yitzchak Rabin was demonized For your provocative sortie to Temple Mount, whereby you sparked the violence For the thousands of fatalities, Israeli and Palestinian, inflicted these past three years For the non-focussed assassinations, whereby you breached each ceasefire For ravaging the economy, inflicting suffering upon the unemployed and bankrupting small businesses For the gagging of free speech and the erosion of democracy For the poor, the single mothers, the handicapped and the old people your government has abandoned to their fate For abuse of the "right of silence", by you and your sons, while the nation weeps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Click to see pics from the 11.4.03 vigil in support of refuseniks Together Against the Walls of Annexation and Expropriation Joint Palestinian-Israeli demonstration 26.4.03 Pictures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Passover vigil near prison 4. The Police claimed it was a disturbance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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